Antimicrobial Drug Use on Farms
Witnesses testified about proposed legislation that would restrict approval and use of antimicrobial drugs for animals. The legislation…
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Antimicrobial Drug Use on Farms
Witnesses testified about proposed legislation that would restrict approval and use of antimicrobial drugs for animals. The legislation would ban seven classes of antibiotics important to human health from being used in animals, and would restrict other antibiotics to therapeutic and some preventive uses. Officials called for ending the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in hogs and other livestock, saying the overuse of antibiotics on farms could lead to drugs losing their effectiveness in human medicine. close